Nitrogen and phosphorus inputs control phytoplankton growth in eutrophic Lake Taihu, China
Chinese Academy of Sciences · Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology · +1 more institution
Abstract
Lake Taihu (Taihu) is the third largest freshwater lake in China and an important drinking water, fishing, and tourism resource for Jiangsu Province. Recent toxic cyanobacterial blooms caused by excessive human nutrient loading have focused attention on arresting blooms and restoring the lake to acceptable water quality conditions by reducing nutrient inputs. Field sampling and in situ nutrient enrichment bioassays were conducted to determine seasonal patterns of nutrient limitation and nutrient thresholds for phytoplankton growth. The TN: TP and TDN:TDP mass ratios in the ambient water showed high seasonal variation and changed from 33‐80 : 1 and 52‐212 : 1, respectively, in winter and spring, and both…
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Authors
5- HXHai Xu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
- HWHans W. Paerl
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- BQBoqiang QinCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
- GZGuangwei Zhu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
- GGGuang Gaoa
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
Topics & keywords
- Phytoplankton
- Eutrophication
- Nutrient
- Microcystis
- Algal bloom
- Phosphorus
- Environmental science
- Biomass (ecology)
- Clean water and sanitation